Unfortunately, all good stories come to an end, even so for PROBA-V.

What started as a “gap-filler” mission between SPOT-VEGETATION and the Sentinel-3 mission, soon extended to a full blown mission with the addition of 100 m data. The satellite built a stable link between the past and the present, to prepare the future.

After 7 years successfully monitoring our Earth's surface, ESA’s small satellite will officially end its operational duties on June 30, 2020.

Sad? Perhaps. Exciting Definitely! Because this story isn’t completely over yet! Dennis Clarijs, PDGS operations manager, explains more about PROBA-V's upcoming phase ...